Below is the July 2008 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc. (
July 2008 Monthly Update Premium/ Performance NAV Market Price (Discount) ----------- ----- ------------ --------- Beginning of month value $5.11 $4.67 (8.6%) Distributions - - End of month value $5.00 $4.50 (10.0%) Performance for month (2.2%) (3.6%) Performance year-to-date (12.7%) (20.3%) For daily data visit the Fund's website at www.all-starfunds.com or call 1-800-241-1850. The Fund's daily NAV is also available by using the symbol XASGX. Past performance cannot predict future results. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Assets at Month-End ($millions) ---------------------------------- Total $145.6 Equities $139.2 Percent Invested in Equities 95.6% --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Top 20 Holdings at Month-End (29.1% of equity portfolio) ------------------------------------------------------- (Rank from previous month) 1 ANSYS, Inc. (1) 1.7% 11 General Dynamics Corp. (15) 1.4% 2 QUALCOMM, Inc. (13) 1.7% 12 Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (8) 1.4% 3 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (5) 1.7% 13 Smith International, 4 Resources Connection, Inc. (2) 1.4% Inc. (12) 1.6% 14 Johnson & Johnson (78) 1.4% 5 LKQ Corp. (11) 1.6% 15 Oracle Corp. (17) 1.4% 6 McDonald's Corp. (4) 1.6% 16 Strayer Education, 7 International Business Inc. (19) 1.3% Machines Corp. (7) 1.6% 17 Accenture Ltd., Class A (46) 1.3% 8 Core Laboratories N.V. (3) 1.5% 18 FMC Technologies, Inc. (6) 1.3% 9 Praxair, Inc. (10) 1.4% 19 Adobe Systems, Inc. (24) 1.2% 10 Baxter International, Inc. (14) 1.4% 20 Clean Harbors, Inc. (28) 1.2% Holdings are subject to change --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sector Breakdown (% of equity portfolio) * New Holdings --------------------------------------- ---------------------------- Information Technology 24.8% Abbott Laboratories Industrials 19.6% ACE Ltd. Health Care 19.4% C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. Energy 11.4% Danaher Corp. Consumer Discretionary 10.5% Electronic Arts, Inc. Financials 6.8% Medtronic, Inc. Materials 3.0% Nuance Communications, Inc. Consumer Staples 2.3% Schlumberger Ltd. Telecommunication Services 2.2% SPX Corp. 100.0% St. Jude Medical, Inc. Waste Management, Inc. The Western Union Co. Holdings Liquidated ---------------------------- Allegheny Technologies, Inc. Alliance Data Systems Corp. Bare Escentuals, Inc. Cerner Corp. CGGVeritas The Coca-Cola Co. Colgate-Palmolive Co. Costco Wholesale Corp. Golar LNG Ltd. Home Inns & Hotels Management, Inc. PetSmart, Inc. SEI Investments Co. Weatherford International Ltd. Wright Medical Group, Inc. Wynn Resorts Ltd. XTO Energy, Inc. * Based on Standard & Poor's and MSCI Barra Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). The Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. is a closed-end fund and does not continuously offer shares.
Contact Information: For Information Contact: Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. 1-800-241-1850 www.all-starfunds.com